ENGINE BLEED AIR SUPPLY SYSTEM - DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION

Air is generally bled fr! an In"er!edia"e Press#re $IP% s"age f "&e engine 'ig& Press#re
$'P% (!)ressr " !ini!i*e engine )ress#re lsses+ T&is is "&e nr!al engine air-bleed
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T&e IP s"age is "&e ,"& 'P (!)ressr s"age+ A" l- engine s)eeds. -&en "&e )ress#re fr!
"&e IP s"age is ins#ffi(ien". air is a#"!a"i(ally bled fr! a &ig&er (!)ressr s"age $'P
s"age%+ T&is &a))ens es)e(ially a" s!e air(raf" &lding )in"s and d#ring des(en". -i"&
engines a" idle+
T&e 'P s"age is "&e /"& 'P (!)ressr s"age+ Transfer f air bleed is a(&ie0ed by !eans f
a )ne#!a"i(ally-)era"ed b#""erfly 0al0e. designa"ed 'P bleed 0al0e $1222'A%+
3&en "&e 'P bleed 0al0e is (lsed. air is dire("ly bled fr! "&e IP s"age "&r#g& an IP
bleed (&e(4 0al0e $5662'M%. fi""ed -i"& "- fla))ers+
3&en "&e 'P bleed 0al0e is )en. "&e 'P s"age )ress#re is ad!i""ed in" "&e )ne#!a"i(
d#("ing and (lses "&e IP bleed (&e(4 0al0e+ Air is "&en bled fr! "&e 'P s"age nly+
T&e 'P bleed 0al0e )era"es )ne#!a"i(ally and is (nne("ed by a sense line " a bleed
)ress#re reg#la"r 0al0e $1226'A%+
T&e bleed )ress#re reg#la"r 0al0e is ins"alled in "&e d#(" d-ns"rea! f "&e IP bleed
(&e(4 0al0e and "&e 'P bleed 0al0e + T&e bleed )ress#re reg#la"r 0al0e als )era"es
)ne#!a"i(ally b#" )ening and (lsing (an be (n"rlled by a bleed )ress#re reg#la"r
0al0e (n"rl slenid $62'A%+ T&e slenid is ins"alled in "&e d#(" d-ns"rea! f "&e
bleed air )re(ler e7(&anger $56,2'M%+ T&e slenid (n"rls "&e bleed )ress#re
reg#la"r 0al0e -&i(& (n"rls "&e 'P bleed 0al0e a" "&e sa!e "i!e+
D-ns"rea! f "&e PR8 an 0er)ress#re 0al0e $OP8% $,'A% is ins"alled " )r"e(" "&e
)ne#!a"i( sys"e! agains" da!age if 0er)ress#re ((#rs+ T 4ee) "&e "e!)era"#re -i"&in
"&e li!i"s. a fan air 0al0e $9A8% $/'A% is ins"alled in "&e (ling air d#(" -&i(& s#))lies
fan air " "&e )re(ler e7(&anger + T&e 9A8 )era"es )ne#!a"i(ally and is (nne("ed by
a sense line " a fan air 0al0e (n"rl "&er!s"a" $5652'M%+ T&e "&er!s"a" is ins"alled
d-ns"rea! f "&e )re(ler e7(&anger+
T- )ress#re "ransd#(ers are ins"alled n a bra(4e" ad:a(en" " "&e )re(ler e7(&anger+
One )ress#re "ransd#(er $5'A% is (nne("ed -i"& a sense line " "&e )ne#!a"i( d#("
d-ns"rea! f "&e 'P bleed 0al0e . "&e "&er $;'A% is (nne("ed -i"& a sense line " "&e
)ne#!a"i( d#(" d-ns"rea! f "&e PR8+ An e7(&anger #"le" "e!)era"#re sensr $<'A%
is ins"alled in "&e elb- f "&e )ne#!a"i( d#(" in "&e )yln d-ns"rea! f "&e )re(ler
e7(&anger + B"& )ress#re "ransd#(ers are (nne("ed " "&e bleed air !ni"ring
(!)#"ers $BMC% by an ele("ri(al (able+
Bleed air a" (n"rlled )ress#re and "e!)era"#re is s#))lied "&r#g& ins#la"ed d#("s " "&e
#ser as s)e(ified in =<-22-22+